WCCD To Hold Alabama Road Scholars Program Featuring Mike Bunn Thanks to Alabama Humanities Alliance Grant

Author and historian Mike Bunn

Wallace Community College-Dothan (WCCD) will host historian and author Mike Bunn for two special public presentations exploring Alabama’s role in the American Revolution, thanks to a competitive mini-grant awarded by the Alabama Humanities Alliance. The program is part of the Alabama Road Scholars Speakers Bureau and connects Alabama history to the upcoming national America250 commemoration marking the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States.

Alabama residents generally think of the Revolutionary War taking place far to their north and east. Yet there were important stories–and critical military clashes–unfolding across the continent in the eventful era of America’s birth, and what is today southern Alabama was at the center of one the most unique but overlooked. In this presentation, audiences will learn how Alabama played a role in our nation’s most important saga.

The presentations will take place on April 14 in the Wheelless Auditorium on the Wallace Campus in Dothan from 10:50–11:30 a.m. and again on April 15 from 10:50–11:30 a.m. in the Bevill Center auditorium on the Sparks Campus in Eufaula. The event is free and open to students, faculty, and the public.

“This program allows our students and community to connect Alabama history to the larger story of our nation,” said Keith Boozer, WCCD Humanities and Social Sciences Division Chair. “We are grateful to the Alabama Humanities Alliance for supporting opportunities that bring learning beyond the classroom and encourage a greater appreciation for the people and events that shaped our country.”

The program is funded in part through a grant from the Alabama Humanities Alliance, which supports projects across the state that promote history, culture, literature, and civic understanding. Since its founding more than 50 years ago, the Alabama Humanities Alliance (AHA) has provided nearly $13 million to support thousands of locally created projects in communities across Alabama. Grant recipients include historical societies, libraries, museums, universities, arts and literary organizations, chambers of commerce, archives, historical sites, literacy and media groups, and other community-based nonprofits.

“We’re honored to support nonprofits that use the humanities to make Alabama a better place to live,” said Chuck Holmes, AHA executive director. “These grants help recipients bring the past to life, highlight our vibrant culture, connect us to each other, and help us better understand this dynamic and complex state we all call home.”

About the Alabama Humanities Alliance

Founded in 1974, the nonprofit and nonpartisan Alabama Humanities Alliance serves as a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Through grantmaking and public programming, the organization promotes lifelong learning and impactful storytelling that lifts up the people, history, and culture of Alabama. Learn more at alabamahumanities.org.

Alabama Humanities Alliance grants include support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed by grant recipients do not necessarily represent those of the NEH.